Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Cyd-Bwyllgor Corfforedig y Canolbarth (Welsh)
Area covered by the Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2021
Leadership
Chair
Bryan Davies[1]
Vice-chair
James Gibson-Watt[1]
Structure
Political groups
  •   Plaid Cymru (1)
  •   Liberal Democrats (1)
Elections
Indirect election
Meeting place
County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LG
Website
Mid Wales CJC

The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee (Welsh: Cyd-Bwyllgor Corfforedig y Canolbarth) is the Corporate Joint Committee for Mid Wales that was established in April 2021 by statutory instruments made under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.[2] It is an indirectly elected body made up of leaders of principal councils and national park authorities in the region.[3]

Powers

Corporate Joint Committees have powers relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies.[4] They are corporate bodies which can employ staff, hold assets and have dedicated budgets.[5]

Principal areas

The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee covers the two principal areas of Ceredigion and Powys.

Members

The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee is an indirectly elected body made up of the leaders of the principal councils and national park authorities in the region. By law, CJCs must appoint a chief executive, a finance officer and a monitoring officer.[3]

As of May 2023, the membership of the committee is as follows:[1]

Name Position within nominating authority Nominating authority
Bryan Davies Leader of the Council Ceredigion County Council
James Gibson-Watt Leader of the Council Powys County Council
Gareth Ratcliffe Vice-chairman Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority

Leadership

Bryan Davies, leader of Ceredigion County Council is chair of the Mid Wales CJC, and James Gibson-Watt, leader of Powys County Council, is vice-chair.

Sub-committees

The Mid West Wales CJC has the following subcommittees:[6]

  • Economic Well-Being Regional Economic Development (Mid Wales Growth Deal) Sub-Committee
  • Governance and Audit Sub-Committee
  • Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
  • Regional Transport Planning Sub-Committee
  • Standards Sub-Committee
  • Strategic Development Planning Sub-Committee

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig Canolbarth Mid Wales Corporate Joint Commission" (PDF).
  2. ^ "The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021".
  3. ^ a b "Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do?".
  4. ^ "The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Building collaboration | Aon". www.aon.com.
  6. ^ "Committee structure". 6 July 2023.